The Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site contains two areas: Arvia'Juaq and Qikiqtaaruk. Arvia'juaq (Sentry Island[2] 61°09′40″N 093°51′49″W / 61.16111°N 93.86361°W), an island in Hudson Bay, is located close to Arviat, Nunavut. It is a National Historic Site of Canada and a Paallirmiut Inuit summer camp site.[1] The site is co-managed between the community of Arviat and Parks Canada.[3]
| Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site | |
|---|---|
| Native name Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ | |
  Location of Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site in Nunavut | |
| Type | traditional summer gathering place for the Caribou Inuit |
| Location | Nunavut, Canada |
| Nearest city | Arviat |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| Website | https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=836 |
Invalid designation | |
| Designated | August 12, 2000 |
Arvia'Juaq is a traditional summer camp of the Paallirmiut Inuit, and a virtual tour of the National Historic Site was made in 2017:[4] https://www.aina.ucalgary.ca//arviajuaq/Tour.html
Qikiqtaarjuk, (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ, Inuktitut for little island)[5] is a small peninsula, just north of Arviat, that faces Arvia'juaq.[3] Like Arvia'juaq, Qikiqtaarjuk contains many Paallirmiut artifacts and both are considered ritual, spiritual, and sacred sites. In particular Qikiqtaarjuk is associated with the Inuit hero figure Kiviuq.[3]
See alsoEdit
- Qikiqtaarjuk
- Igloolik Island#Qikiqtaarjuk, a former island, featured in the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, that is now a peninsula
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada.
- ^ "New Parks North". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ a b c Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ Porter, M. Cecilia (2017). "Arvia'juaq National Historic Site: A Case Study on Heritage and Virtual Tourism in the Canadian Arctic" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Righting the Map: Mapping Inuit Place Names[permanent dead link]
External linksEdit
- Photo
- Explore Arvia'juaq by virtual tour: https://www.aina.ucalgary.ca//arviajuaq/index_en.html
Coordinates: 61°08′23″N 093°59′36″W / 61.13972°N 93.99333°W
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